Hundreds of veterans, their families and friends paid their respects at the annual Memorial Day Ceremony in the veteran's cemetery at the Memorial Gardens. The Republican governor also planned to praise organizations and volunteers who preserve the burial sites. That ceremony is meant to pay respects to those who are laid to rest at the cemetery. [Full Article...]

The German Foreign Minister referred to the G7 meeting and the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation summit last week, noting Trump's performance were unsatisfactory since he refused to endorse NATO's collective defense principles or the Paris agreement on climate change. [Full Article...]

But the public "should remain vigilant", May said during a brief televised address after a meeting of the government's COBRA crisis committee. After the bombing Britain raised its official threat status from terrorism to the top level, " critical " - meaning another attack may be imminent. [Full Article...]

Police noticed a sharp increase in hate crime in the United Kingdom city of Manchester in the wake of Monday deadly terrorist attack in the city, Greater Manchester police's chief constable, Ian Hopkins said Friday. Armed police were on the streets outside London's Wembley Stadium, and security guards conducted extra bag checks, as 90,000 fans arrived for the FA Cup soccer final between Chelsea an... [Full Article...]

Many of you have the day off. In his holiday message, Ricketts calls the Memorial Day weekend a time for Nebraskans to "honor those courageous men and women who made the ultimate sacrifice to protect the liberties and freedoms we hold dear". [Full Article...]

It will not only highlight the White House years of 1961-1963, but also honor the 2017 centennial of JFK's birth. Joe Kennedy III, a great-nephew of JFK, is expected to deliver the keynote at a ceremony held at the U.S. Museum officials say thousands attended its events. The Presidents Day first-day-of-issue dedication ceremony took place at the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum... [Full Article...]

A cool front will move through the state in the morning, which will send drier air into the state. Memorial Day: Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 75. It wouldn't be Memorial Day Weekend if there wasn't a chance of showers and thunderstorms. However, a weak front slipping by could trigger a shower or storm; rain should not be almost as widespread as Sunday an... [Full Article...]

Axios reports that Trump has told multiple people, including EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt, that he wants to remove the USA from the agreement. Gentiloni said climate was "not a minor point" and that he hoped the United States would decide "soon and well" because the Paris accords "need the contribution of the United States". [Full Article...]

Police and security services have said very little about the network believed to be behind suicide bomber Salman Abedi, a Manchester native whose parents had moved to Britain from Libya. The "We Love Manchester Emergency Fund", launched by the city council and the British Red Cross, had reached £5.65 million by Sunday. The straps of a knapsack are visible on his shoulders. [Full Article...]

Trump , for his part, stressed the need to forge a historic peace deal, without mentioning any reference to the two-state solution or to an independent Palestinian state. The New York Times reported yesterday, "the Saudi human rights record is no better than Iran's". Obama rewarded Iran for their bad behavior by signing a nuclear agreement with a nation which vows to wipe out Israel. [Full Article...]

Tewari said historically it has "very disturbing connotations" and if the home minister has chosen to use such a phraseology, he needs to elaborate what it means and what its contours and calculations are. In such a condition if they do not provide India with details of Indians who have bank accounts overseas then it would be hard to check graft, Modi had told B20 leader, Singh said. [Full Article...]

A young civilian, Aqib Rashid, of Khanqah Tral was also killed yesterday near the encounter site, which police said happened due to "crossfire". The Kashmir Valley has been on the edge since Saturday when Sabzar Bhat was killed in a gunfight with the security forces in Saimoh village of Pulwama district along with his associate, Faizan Ahmad. [Full Article...]

While North Korea continues to launch missiles, it has not conducted a nuclear test so far this year, which would likely result in a stronger response from the United States of America and perhaps even its ally, China. January 20: Donald Trump inaugurated as USA president. Donald Trump chastised North Korea after the country showed "major disrespect" toward China when it launched its ninth... [Full Article...]

But aside from closing a $110 billion weapons deal with Saudi Arabia on the first day of his nine-day tour, it wasn't entirely clear what concrete goals the president achieved. EU Council President Donald Tusk called this weekend's gathering "the most hard G7 summit", because Trump arrived seeking to reverse prior positions held by the United States. [Full Article...]

The president has faced mounting controversies in recent weeks, particularly surrounding ongoing federal investigations into possible collusion between his presidential campaign and Moscow. But he spurred backlash earlier this month when he fired FBI Director James Comey, who was, at the time, charged with overseeing his agency's Russian Federation probe. [Full Article...]

Rouhani , who fronted Tehran's deal with six major powers in 2015 to curb Iran's nuclear programme in return for the lifting of sanctions, said the US administration lacked knowledge about the Middle East.President Donald Trump joining Saudi Arabia's King Salman bin Abdulaziz al-Saud and other Arab leaders at a summit meeting in Riyadh , Saudi Arabia, May 21, 2017."Palestinians are ready to... [Full Article...]

President Donald Trump couldn't return home from his first foreign trip without taking a quick victory lap. (AP Photo/Salvatore Cavalli). From left, President of the European Council Donald Tusk gesticulates as he talks with German Chancellor Angela Merkel, French newly elected President Emmanuel Macron, partially hidden, British PM Theresa May, and US Presi. [Full Article...]

The names of the victims, including six children, were read out in front of the city's town hall earlier on Monday in front of hundreds of people at an annual religious ceremony. Abedi could be seen wearing jeans and trainers, a black bodywarmer and a baseball cap, with the straps of the backpack believed to contain the bomb visible on his shoulders. [Full Article...]